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"Community Interactive: Stories from the Border" is a live, interactive event featuring a panel of respected and accomplished journalists from Mexico and the U.S. It is presented by Arizona Public Media and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.

Each panelist’s history of living near and reporting about the border will provide stories and perspectives from both sides, and insight into the following topics:

U.S.-Mexico trade relations and the influence of politics and public policy on cross-border economics

Current trade initiatives between Arizona and Mexico

U.S. presidential candidates’ positions on border and immigration issues and the impact of those positions on business decisions, trade and border life

Political and cultural perceptions south of border vs. north of border

"Community Interactive: Stories from the Border" will be streamed live on azpm.org. The full program will also be available online after the event and will be broadcast on AZPM’s WORLD and UA Channel. Excerpts of the discussion will be broadcast on PBS 6 and NPR 89.1. For more information, click here.